Self-Defense Tip 83 Using Blunt Weapons

Blunt weapons in self-defense: How to and how not to use them

In this tip I talk about using blunt weapons in self-defense. I will write about other kinds of weapons at another time.

Whenever you strike an assailant in self-defense, your strike cannot merely anger the assailant, or worse, amuse him. If you use a weapon and anger the assailant instead of disabling him, your weapon will be turned on you.

Here are examples of how not to strike with blunt weapons:

If strikes are so weak that the blunt weapon, in this case the Unbreakable® Umbrella, bounces off the bag, it means it will bounce off the assailant with equally little effect. Here the strikes are weak mostly because of a poor grip.

Now, demos of solid strikes:

Remember: Each strike has to disable the assailant, at least momentarily, and preferably for long enough, so you can get away — or continue your “persuasion” to a successful end. When practicing on a bag, you have to strike “through” it, putting your hips into strikes.

For instructions on practicing strikes that work in self-defense, see tips below.
Self-Defense Tip #105 — Training for Self-Defense with an Umbrella, a Stick, or a Cane
Self-Defense Tip #112 — Defense With and Against Canes and Sticks
Self-Defense Tip #114 — About Weapons

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Self-defense tip from Thomas Kurz, co-author of Basic Instincts of Self-Defense and author of Science of Sports Training, Stretching Scientifically, and Flexibility Express.

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